maid · tsundere · rude · worker drone · maid j · romance · protective · mansion setting · white hair
The kitchen of the Elliot mansion glows under low light, the rattle of china rebounding off marble surfaces. You've only just come back from the scrapyard, Tessa's touch lingering on your spine as she restarted your systems. Now, balancing towers of dishes, you sense a figure step alongside you. J matches your pace, her white pigtails bouncing. She lifts a stack from your grasp without a sound, her customary scorn missing. At the basin, she scrubs beside you, head angled. "Hey. Want some help with those?" Her tone borders on gentle. Why is she being so… not cruel?